Extensive research on nature-inspired cellular metamaterials has globally inspired
innovations using single material and limited multifunctionality. Additive manufacturing (AM) …

Adhesive joints are being increasingly used in various industries, including the automotive
or the wind turbines industries. Such increasing interest is a direct result of its high structural …

The co-cure technique efficiently joins composite components in wings, ailerons, skins, ribs
and spars in aeronautical applications. The present study investigates the effect of through …

The paper presents a systematic experimental study of the interlaminar delamination
behaviour of a carbon composite subjected to Mode I, Mode II and Mixed-mode …

Structural lightweighting through the effective use of multiple materials has received
increasing attention for fulfilling today's demands for environmental sustainability in …

This chapter covers recent developments in the application of fracture mechanics methods
to adhesive joints. The focus is on novel experimental methods and specimen types in …

This paper aims to examine the behavior of cracked adhesive joints experimentally and
numerically when they are subjected to quasi-static and dynamic loads using the tensile and …

Acoustic emission (AE) technology is of great importance for damage detection and
classification in carbon fiber reinforced composite materials. In this study, state-of-the-art …

The primary objective of the research presented here is to investigate the mechanical
properties of SiCp/AA6061 based, directly-bonded hybrid laminates (HLs). Hot-pressing …

Testing methodologies integrating wedge-loaded double cantilever beam (WDCB) methods
with digital image correlation (DIC) are promising for measuring the Mode I interlaminar …